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Missouri (East Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 3, 2024

3,227 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $300.48/cwt +2.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,860/hd at 619 lb · 373 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $309.50/cwt -13.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,776/hd at 574 lb · 176 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $292.68/cwt -2.98 vs last sale · ≈ $1,528/hd at 522 lb · 147 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,227 3,262 5,697
Feeder cattle 2,896 2,995 4,981
Slaughter cattle 261 207 676
Replacement cattle 70 60 40

Market comments — USDA reporter

Feeder steers steady to 3.00 lower with decline over 550 lbs. Feeder heifers steady to 3.00 higher with advance under 500 lbs. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 327 6 370.00–406.00 $387.39 $1,267 +1.45
342 value added 342 14 408.00 $408.00 $1,395 —
360–372 366 4 378.00–405.00 $391.28 $1,432 +36.28
405 value added 405 8 396.00 $396.00 $1,604 —
405–446 425 28 358.00–392.00 $372.18 $1,582 +3.62
450–497 475 51 325.00–367.00 $349.97 $1,662 -1.86
476–496 value added 490 35 338.00–349.00 $345.95 $1,695 -12.05
502–546 524 118 310.00–340.00 $331.03 $1,735 -4.60
528 value added 528 16 323.00 $323.00 $1,705 —
529 unweaned 529 5 300.00 $300.00 $1,587 +13.00
552 552 6 285.00 $285.00 $1,573 -40.70
553–598 573 124 300.00–322.50 $311.79 $1,787 -13.91
554–594 value added 573 30 311.50–329.00 $319.39 $1,830 -6.74
580–599 unweaned 590 16 278.00–288.00 $282.45 $1,666 -15.74
600–641 value added 616 108 293.50–315.50 $305.75 $1,883 +4.24
603–642 620 245 275.00–314.50 $299.88 $1,859 +0.11
621–625 unweaned 622 20 272.50–283.00 $279.31 $1,737 +6.22
651–690 672 98 260.00–287.75 $279.05 $1,875 -5.83
667–697 unweaned 677 24 248.00–269.00 $257.20 $1,741 -10.80
677 value added 677 11 267.00 $267.00 $1,808 —
729–738 value added 734 27 259.00–263.00 $261.38 $1,919 -23.05
722–748 745 75 250.00–258.75 $258.03 $1,922 -11.18
754 value added 754 22 254.00 $254.00 $1,915 —
781 781 4 240.00 $240.00 $1,874 -11.61
807–838 813 16 233.50–253.00 $249.23 $2,026 +6.94
915–926 921 7 212.00–229.00 $219.24 $2,019 —
987 987 38 232.00 $232.00 $2,290 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 330 4 360.00–361.00 $360.48 $1,190 +17.10
360–397 379 9 352.00–375.00 $365.95 $1,387 -0.87
400–446 418 27 311.00–362.00 $336.98 $1,409 -7.80
477 thin fleshed 477 3 325.00 $325.00 $1,550 —
450–498 482 11 314.00–320.00 $317.41 $1,530 -14.56
503–547 525 30 294.00–311.00 $303.84 $1,595 -10.36
575–598 579 13 283.00–303.00 $287.81 $1,666 +7.81
615–631 622 24 284.00–298.50 $292.29 $1,818 +8.69
675 675 6 258.00–260.00 $259.33 $1,750 -12.72
705–720 715 6 255.00–256.00 $255.67 $1,828 -12.45
717 717 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,721 -28.12
772–782 779 8 238.00–251.00 $243.48 $1,897 —
811–834 826 11 219.50–230.00 $223.25 $1,844 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
444 444 4 306.00 $306.00 $1,359 +1.28
520–541 531 6 296.00–300.00 $297.96 $1,582 -3.04
564 564 4 275.00 $275.00 $1,551 —
709 709 4 234.00 $234.00 $1,659 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
502–531 513 8 275.00–302.00 $291.52 $1,495 +19.52
671 671 3 228.00 $228.00 $1,530 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 5 312.00 $312.00 $1,310 -29.00
508 508 3 308.00 $308.00 $1,565 +10.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–328 324 11 348.00–365.00 $350.91 $1,137 +5.39
360–395 376 32 344.00–363.00 $358.34 $1,347 +9.62
392 value added 392 15 347.00 $347.00 $1,360 —
405–448 428 41 335.00–352.50 $341.47 $1,461 +4.28
452–493 473 69 297.50–333.00 $315.64 $1,493 +3.28
467–485 value added 474 56 315.00–337.00 $325.61 $1,543 +6.56
497 497 3 280.00 $280.00 $1,392 -32.36
500–546 522 139 275.00–308.00 $294.27 $1,536 -5.96
524 unweaned 524 8 265.00 $265.00 $1,389 —
551 value added 551 10 290.50 $290.50 $1,601 -1.00
550–594 567 115 268.00–291.00 $278.29 $1,578 -6.66
599 unweaned 599 12 250.00 $250.00 $1,498 —
601–645 622 42 252.25–270.50 $258.47 $1,608 -7.85
618–637 unweaned 631 13 240.00–256.00 $244.82 $1,545 -16.01
634 value added 634 12 267.00 $267.00 $1,693 —
652–694 664 50 240.00–256.25 $251.07 $1,667 -6.94
665 unweaned 665 3 228.00 $228.00 $1,516 —
712 712 5 230.00 $230.00 $1,638 -14.25
787 787 3 214.00 $214.00 $1,684 -7.68
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 3 332.00 $332.00 $1,089 —
370–385 378 4 315.00–322.50 $318.68 $1,205 -8.95
400–440 422 22 300.00–337.00 $317.05 $1,338 +1.75
450–490 467 26 285.00–322.00 $304.24 $1,421 +6.97
500–545 520 30 265.00–285.00 $275.11 $1,431 +1.57
560–583 570 15 255.00–270.00 $263.72 $1,503 -2.61
600–648 624 29 233.00–259.00 $250.22 $1,561 -5.65
675 675 3 236.00 $236.00 $1,593 -10.30
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–445 427 10 257.50–304.00 $286.58 $1,224 —
799 799 4 215.00 $215.00 $1,718 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357–390 374 6 275.00–302.00 $289.10 $1,081 —
450 450 4 250.00 $250.00 $1,125 —
545 545 3 262.00 $262.00 $1,428 +18.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–425 411 11 312.50–350.00 $336.39 $1,383 +1.37
462–471 466 16 295.00–326.00 $314.18 $1,464 +8.77
500–518 508 12 300.00–314.00 $304.42 $1,546 —
575–585 580 4 260.00–285.00 $272.61 $1,581 -4.30
600–636 627 8 243.50–248.00 $244.96 $1,536 -18.34
660–685 673 9 225.00–240.00 $234.14 $1,576 -15.06
878 878 4 213.50 $213.50 $1,875 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
518 518 3 265.00 $265.00 $1,373 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835–1070 957 85-90% 3 77.50–84.50 $81.27 $778 -29.53
943–1165 1041 85-90% 29 102.00–123.50 $115.03 $1,197 —
925–1225 1075 85-90% 51 116.00–135.00 $125.72 $1,351 -9.14
1035–1125 1088 85-90% 10 136.50–139.50 $138.39 $1,506 +3.53
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1072–1540 1245 80-85% 38 126.50–140.00 $134.88 $1,679 +13.06
1240–1330 1283 80-85% 4 123.00–130.00 $126.23 $1,620 -19.08
1160–1415 1304 80-85% 16 140.00–151.00 $144.82 $1,888 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390–1570 1451 75-80% 4 140.00–150.00 $143.01 $2,075 +1.39
1355–1705 1496 75-80% 18 130.00–140.00 $135.86 $2,032 -5.76
1540–1635 1588 75-80% 2 125.00–129.00 $127.06 $2,018 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360–1705 1541 8 140.00–162.00 $149.87 $2,309 —
1355–2160 1785 14 161.50–178.00 $168.97 $3,016 +2.04
1755–2225 1983 3 183.00–192.00 $187.90 $3,726 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
970–1415 1094 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 23 1,600.00–2,075.00 $1,863.13
1047–1330 1181 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 4 1,770.00–1,925.00 $1,849.25

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.